Movie

A Summer to Remember

1985 · 93 min

A gentle, earnest family film about a boy and an orangutan, with mild adventure and emotional warmth.

Tagline: A friendship to believe in... An adventure of a lifetime a story of triumph.
Overview: Silent since losing his hearing to meningitis, young Toby Wyler takes a bitter stance against the world and his family, refusing to accept his new stepfather. But when a highly trained orangutan named Casey is thrown from a truck near Toby's home, the boy soon has a secret friend he can communicate with via sign language.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, friendship, healing, isolation
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
friendship
healing
isolation
coming-of-age
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none